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A+ Profile: Bar Carnation

  • Published
    July 10, 2026

Melbourne is many things but it is not in shortage of special places to eat and drink. But when a place like Gerald's leaves a Gerald's-shaped hole in an iconic spot – to move up the street and down the block – something special needs to happen in its place. For A+'s June feature, the Right Angle creative team visited Audrey Shaw and co at Bar Carnation, the new Melbourne bar and bistro making better-than-good use of 386 Rathdowne Street, Carlton. The fifth video in A+'s series focussing on Australian hospitality benchmarks, 'Bar Carnation: Big Shoes' looks at the delicate dance between respect for the past and an eye on the horizon.

Watch the full video here.

Directed by Jack Rintoul, assisted by Tom Armour, and produced by the Right Angle A+ team.